Klaus Iohannis

Klaus Iohannis (13 June 1959-) was the President of Romania from 2014, succeeding Traian Basescu.

Biography
Klaus Werner Iohannis was born on 13 June 1959 in the central Romanian city of Sibiu to a Transylvanian German family that arrived in the region in the 12th century. He led the Democratic Forum of Germans and became Mayor of Sibiu in 2000, holding many consecutive terms. In 2013 he joined the Romanian National Liberal Party and he was elected President of Romania on 16 November 2014, taking office on 21 December.